SAM

SKILLS GAPS AND DEMANDS BY TARGET GROUP

Findings of this section are based on the 2nd round of auscultation using surveys and interviews among key target groups from June 2020 to April 2021:
- AM companies/employers’ skills gaps
- AM workers skills gaps

Skills	Addressed in AM Courses (Source 2019 survey)	AM Workers Skills Gaps (Real Case and Short-term Scenario survey, 2020- 2022)	AM Companies Skills Gaps (Real case Scenario 2020 survey)
TECHNOLOGICAL	• AM Processes • AM Applications Design (CAD Modelling) • Materials analysis and characterisation	• AM processes • AM applications • Materials' analysis and characterization Design	• Post-processing • Certification and validation, standards and costs
ENTREPRENEURIAL	• Creativity • Working with others • Learning through experience	• Learning through experience • Working with others • Vision Spotting opportunities	• Creativity • Financial and economic literacy • Working with others
GREEN	• Eco-design • Circular economy • Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)	• Resource efficiency management • Circular economy	• Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) • Circular economy Resource efficiency management
DIGITAL	• Cybersecurity • Ability to think 3D	• Ability to think 3D, • Digital data management • Digital data analysis	• Ability to think in 3D • Digital data analysis, • Digital data management
New knowledge on trends until 2022 for AM Workers (survey, 2020- 2022)	• Materials namely towards the implementation of new applications and products for all materials; related to the development and standardization of new materials; multi-material parts • AM processing namely about AM machines for multi-materials; multi-functional parts incl. Parts with embedded sensors, hybrid machines and faster AM metal machines • Post-processing namely processing trends, new quality standards, design to minimize post-processing, improved heat treatments as well as new surface finishing and automation of support removal • ICT and quality control related to improved AM process control, new inspection techniques and advanced monitoring systems.
AM Companies (2020 survey)	MATERIALS • Metals followed by Polymers	REQUIRED AM PROFESSIONAL PROFILES • Process engineer, the AM designer and the materials engineer	FUTURE UPSKILLING NEEDS • R&D staff and quality managers on technological aspects such as standards, post-processing, design and the AM process

EMPLOYABILITY
Employability in AM (Recruitment Agencies Survey, 2021)	AM OCCUPATIONS (Both Metal AM and Polymers) • Process engineer, Designer, Materials engineer and Operator/Technician	SECTORS WITH MORE JOB DEMANDS • Automotive and Aerospace	GROWTH OF AM DEMAND • Demand for AM professional has grown 21-30 % from 2019 to 2021

AM TRENDS

Future Skills Needs and AM trends
Findings of this section are based on data collected from multiple rounds of forecast (i.e., Delphi method) conducted on June 2021 with AM experts
from industry, academic institutions, research, and technological centres, belonging to the IAMIC.